The Bush Administration, like many conservative groups, cares a lot about young lives. From zygotes to embryos to nine-month-old fetuses, Bush ‘n’ friends care a great deal about the well-being of an almost-child. After your born, though, you’d better hope you weren’t born poor.

A new Gallup Poll finds Congress’ approval rating the lowest it has been since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress with this measure in 1974. Just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007, Gallup Poll.
Will dissatisfied voters elect the other party next go round? One can only hope. There is something seriously flawed with the current system as politicians obviously no longer represent their constituents…

A “drugfree world,” which the United Nations describes as a realistic goal, is no more attainable than an “alcoholfree world”–and no one has talked about that with a straight face since the repeal of Prohibition in the United States in 1933.